Oh, hon, I feel for you. It must be so heart wrenching to see someone else stealing your work and taking all the credits. I have literally blasted this stupid woman on her public announcement boards. I truly hope Wattpad will take swift action and get the stories removed. Shameful what has happened. She must be bonkers to think no one would come to know.
I truly believe people can improve their writing by just...writing. I improved a lot from one of my first stories, which was pretty laughable when I look at it from a 10 year lens. These little thieves don’t realise the pain and hurt they cause a hardworking author when they steal their work. It takes painstaking effort to get one piece out and I wish there were stricter methods on IF to protect your work.